as in fear
a strong feeling of being worried or nervous
a film about teenage angst
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Recent Examples of angst
Betts gazed back with angst, momentarily annoyed with her coach.
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Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Patriots linebacker Robert Spillane was among those who expressed angst over Brady’s position.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
For all the angst fans experienced in a mostly sleepy winter, the Tigers have always prided themselves on being opportunistic.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Visit our website Still, nothing stirs up emotional angst like the evil specter of Wall Street, so politicians keep right on evoking it, regardless of what the data show.
—Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Patriots linebacker Robert Spillane was among those who expressed angst over Brady’s position.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
For all the angst fans experienced in a mostly sleepy winter, the Tigers have always prided themselves on being opportunistic.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Visit our website Still, nothing stirs up emotional angst like the evil specter of Wall Street, so politicians keep right on evoking it, regardless of what the data show.
—Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angst
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That sparked fears that AI tools could eat into existing companies’ business models and customer bases.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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But the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have also stoked fear that people who record or otherwise monitor federal immigration operations risk arrest.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors said county staffers raised concerns about the organization with their supervisors.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The members of the council understand that the disarray wrought by Clark’s departure and the lingering concerns about Meyer could be exploited by the owners during bargaining sessions.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The dueling anxieties have been brewing for months.—
Jeran Wittenstein,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Remember that meaning can vary widely from person to person—for example, a dog can mean safety and loyalty to one person or fear and anxiety to another.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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The social media giant's guidance offset worries about its sky-high spending on artificial intelligence.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Keogh said that access is a security worry because people in the indictment include citizens of communist China, an American rival.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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India and Beijing had summit-level engagement despite enduring border tensions along the Himalayan frontier.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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The House announcement Thursday afternoon caught the Senate off guard, forcing its leaders to scramble to release their version of the state budget Friday and causing some obvious tension between the two chambers reminiscent of last year’s disputes over tax plans and budget priorities.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The torment of Cathy’s abusive brother shifts to the hands of her father, played by Martin Clunes.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is also my war—my resistance to it, my torment over it, my struggle against it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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As temperature rises, these vibrations intensify, creating a more chaotic, more resistant barrier that paradoxically hardens the metal’s surface against high-speed stress.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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For thousands of years, the ginseng root has been used to treat myriad health issues, from respiratory problems and high blood pressure to chronic stress.—
PubSubHub User,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Even now, more than 40 years later, the lasting image of her career is of Decker laying on the track in anguish and tears after colliding with Zola Budd in the 1984 Olympic 3,000-meter run.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Néfissa cries loudly and with anguish about her son, but refuses to acknowledge his truth.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Angst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angst. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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